Prehospital Emergency Care Chapter #29Actual Exam (2025) comprehensive questions
and verified answers ( detailed & elaborated) 2025-2026 TEST
1) When classifying a burn as either superficial, partial thickness, or full
thickness, the EMT would need to determine the:
A) Percentage of body burned
B) Time of heat exposure
C) Agent causing the burn
D) Depth of the burn
D) Depth of the burn
2) When triaging multiple burn patients, the EMT would recognize which
patient as having the most critical burn?
A) A 41-year-old patient with a partial-thickness burn to the upper left arm
B) A 22-year-old patient with a partial-thickness burn to the right hand
C) A 58-year-old patient with a scald burn to the anterior chest
D) A 12-year-old patient with a superficial burn to the neck and chest
B) A 22-year-old patient with a partial-thickness burn to the right hand
3) A 51-year-old female patient tripped in the kitchen and fell against a deep
fryer, splashing hot oil onto her right arm. Assessment reveals partial- and
deep partial-thickness burns to her arm. You estimate that the burn covers 4 to
5 percent of her body. Which statement, made by the patient, provides the
most important information for determining the overall severity of the burn
from a medical standpoint?
A) "I had a burn like this several years ago."
B) "I think that I lost control of my bladder."
C) "I have had diabetes for several years."
D) "The doctor said that I scar very easily."
C) "I have had diabetes for several years."
4) A 21-year-old male sustained a severe burn to his left leg while working on
an industrial furnace. Coworkers immediately doused his flaming pants and
removed them. Your primary assessment reveals no threats to the airway,
breathing, or circulation. While performing the secondary assessment on his
leg, which finding would be most critical?
, A) Partial-thickness burn completely encircling the lower leg
B) Pain described as "the worst I have ever felt"
C) Blisters on the lower leg that are broken and draining fluid
D) Skin on the posterior lower leg that is sloughing off
A) Partial-thickness burn completely encircling the lower leg
5) A fair-skinned patient was exposed to the sun and has a painful superficial
burn to her upper back. As a knowledgeable EMT, you would recognize that
which layer(s) of the skin has been injured?
A) Epidermal
B) Dermal
C) Epidermal and dermal
D) Subcutaneous
A) Epidermal
6) A 20-year-old waitress spilled hot coffee and burned her right forearm.
When assessing the burn, you note a full-thickness burn surrounded by
partial-thickness burns. The patient complains of pain in the surrounding
partial-thickness burn, but not in the center where the full-thickness burn is
located. As an EMT, you recognize that the patient does not localize pain to the
center of the burn because of:
A) Damage of pain receptors in the epidermis
B) Injury to pain receptors in the subcutaneous layer
C) Destruction of pain receptors located in the dermis
D) Injury of the epidermal nerve endings
C) Destruction of pain receptors located in the dermis
6) A male patient has just been burned with hot water and has blisters on his
left arm. The EMT would recognize that:
A) This burn can be classified as superficial
B) Fluid has collected between the layers of skin
C) Medium and large blood vessels have ruptured
D) This burn shows signs and symptoms of infection
B) Fluid has collected between the layers of skin
8) A young female, after being rescued from a burning apartment, is found to
have partial- and full-thickness burns from her chest down to her feet. As
such, the EMT would recognize the potential for the onset of:
and verified answers ( detailed & elaborated) 2025-2026 TEST
1) When classifying a burn as either superficial, partial thickness, or full
thickness, the EMT would need to determine the:
A) Percentage of body burned
B) Time of heat exposure
C) Agent causing the burn
D) Depth of the burn
D) Depth of the burn
2) When triaging multiple burn patients, the EMT would recognize which
patient as having the most critical burn?
A) A 41-year-old patient with a partial-thickness burn to the upper left arm
B) A 22-year-old patient with a partial-thickness burn to the right hand
C) A 58-year-old patient with a scald burn to the anterior chest
D) A 12-year-old patient with a superficial burn to the neck and chest
B) A 22-year-old patient with a partial-thickness burn to the right hand
3) A 51-year-old female patient tripped in the kitchen and fell against a deep
fryer, splashing hot oil onto her right arm. Assessment reveals partial- and
deep partial-thickness burns to her arm. You estimate that the burn covers 4 to
5 percent of her body. Which statement, made by the patient, provides the
most important information for determining the overall severity of the burn
from a medical standpoint?
A) "I had a burn like this several years ago."
B) "I think that I lost control of my bladder."
C) "I have had diabetes for several years."
D) "The doctor said that I scar very easily."
C) "I have had diabetes for several years."
4) A 21-year-old male sustained a severe burn to his left leg while working on
an industrial furnace. Coworkers immediately doused his flaming pants and
removed them. Your primary assessment reveals no threats to the airway,
breathing, or circulation. While performing the secondary assessment on his
leg, which finding would be most critical?
, A) Partial-thickness burn completely encircling the lower leg
B) Pain described as "the worst I have ever felt"
C) Blisters on the lower leg that are broken and draining fluid
D) Skin on the posterior lower leg that is sloughing off
A) Partial-thickness burn completely encircling the lower leg
5) A fair-skinned patient was exposed to the sun and has a painful superficial
burn to her upper back. As a knowledgeable EMT, you would recognize that
which layer(s) of the skin has been injured?
A) Epidermal
B) Dermal
C) Epidermal and dermal
D) Subcutaneous
A) Epidermal
6) A 20-year-old waitress spilled hot coffee and burned her right forearm.
When assessing the burn, you note a full-thickness burn surrounded by
partial-thickness burns. The patient complains of pain in the surrounding
partial-thickness burn, but not in the center where the full-thickness burn is
located. As an EMT, you recognize that the patient does not localize pain to the
center of the burn because of:
A) Damage of pain receptors in the epidermis
B) Injury to pain receptors in the subcutaneous layer
C) Destruction of pain receptors located in the dermis
D) Injury of the epidermal nerve endings
C) Destruction of pain receptors located in the dermis
6) A male patient has just been burned with hot water and has blisters on his
left arm. The EMT would recognize that:
A) This burn can be classified as superficial
B) Fluid has collected between the layers of skin
C) Medium and large blood vessels have ruptured
D) This burn shows signs and symptoms of infection
B) Fluid has collected between the layers of skin
8) A young female, after being rescued from a burning apartment, is found to
have partial- and full-thickness burns from her chest down to her feet. As
such, the EMT would recognize the potential for the onset of:
